Hi, I want to discuss implementing a 5-day work culture in all companies in India. Since we are a big democratic and youthful nation, we are people with diversified minds and resources. Even though some private companies are implementing the 5-day work culture, many companies still follow the 6-day work culture. This results in boredom and fatigue for employees. We shall exclude essential services fields from this discussion.
Working for 6 days creates a distance between work and life, affecting balance. The 5-day workweek was first introduced in India by Henry Ford. Happy employees equal happy clients.
Advantages of a 5-day workweek include:
- Better productivity
- Healthier and more active employees
- Improved work-life balance
- Two days off for self-healing and rest
- Lower attrition rates
- Ability to do more than a regular job
- Opportunity to focus on hobbies and talent development
- Complete enjoyment of weekends
- More exploration of nearby places
- Pursuit of studies through correspondence.
Kindly share your views. Thank you.
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3Working for 6 days creates a distance between work and life, affecting balance. The 5-day workweek was first introduced in India by Henry Ford. Happy employees equal happy clients.
Advantages of a 5-day workweek include:
- Better productivity
- Healthier and more active employees
- Improved work-life balance
- Two days off for self-healing and rest
- Lower attrition rates
- Ability to do more than a regular job
- Opportunity to focus on hobbies and talent development
- Complete enjoyment of weekends
- More exploration of nearby places
- Pursuit of studies through correspondence.
Kindly share your views. Thank you.
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Dear Friend,
Implementing a five-day work culture may look good for a certain type of work, but it may not fit in all workplaces.
1) In a five-day working culture, working hours will increase.
2) Ultimately, employees may suffer from fatigue and an imbalance in life.
3) After two days of rest, the usual Sunday fever/Monday work routine can bring a lot of inward unrest, making it difficult to adjust to the job.
4) When holidays fall on a Friday or Monday, the leave will extend for an additional day, meaning employees work for only four days instead of five.
5) Natural calamities and other disruptions (e.g., strikes) can take away additional days, which are neither predictable nor can be presumed.
6) Essential work may suffer as many employees enjoy two days of holidays; this may lead to biased activities increasing.
7) Bachelor employees may struggle with an undefined way of life.
8) Many people are facing challenges due to the two Saturdays off (2nd and 4th Saturdays as leave for bank employees). Some banks have even started opening on Sundays to assist customers, but this has led to increased complaints and significant cultural changes within the industry. We seem to have lost the human touch of work ethics.
9) Some government servants work on Saturdays without much media attention, as the media tends to focus only on issues like bribery and sensational news.
Apart from these points, if you wish to discuss more about the five-day work week being enjoyable and the benefit of receiving extra pay for working additional days, such as getting paid for 10 days when actually working 20 days, or receiving 8 days of leave in a four-week schedule, remember that everything has its ups and downs.
From India, Arcot
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Implementing a five-day work culture may look good for a certain type of work, but it may not fit in all workplaces.
1) In a five-day working culture, working hours will increase.
2) Ultimately, employees may suffer from fatigue and an imbalance in life.
3) After two days of rest, the usual Sunday fever/Monday work routine can bring a lot of inward unrest, making it difficult to adjust to the job.
4) When holidays fall on a Friday or Monday, the leave will extend for an additional day, meaning employees work for only four days instead of five.
5) Natural calamities and other disruptions (e.g., strikes) can take away additional days, which are neither predictable nor can be presumed.
6) Essential work may suffer as many employees enjoy two days of holidays; this may lead to biased activities increasing.
7) Bachelor employees may struggle with an undefined way of life.
8) Many people are facing challenges due to the two Saturdays off (2nd and 4th Saturdays as leave for bank employees). Some banks have even started opening on Sundays to assist customers, but this has led to increased complaints and significant cultural changes within the industry. We seem to have lost the human touch of work ethics.
9) Some government servants work on Saturdays without much media attention, as the media tends to focus only on issues like bribery and sensational news.
Apart from these points, if you wish to discuss more about the five-day work week being enjoyable and the benefit of receiving extra pay for working additional days, such as getting paid for 10 days when actually working 20 days, or receiving 8 days of leave in a four-week schedule, remember that everything has its ups and downs.
From India, Arcot
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With lakhs of unemployed educated youth, it is advisable to go for a seven-day working week so that one-sixth of the workforce will gain employment. This practice is prevalent in textile industries, continuous process industries, etc. Some state governments are also exempting shops and establishments to remain open for 365 days a year.
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N. Nataraajhan
Sakthi Management Services
Hp: +91 94835 17402
E-mail: natraj@sakthimanagement.com
From India, Bangalore
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N. Nataraajhan
Sakthi Management Services
Hp: +91 94835 17402
E-mail: natraj@sakthimanagement.com
From India, Bangalore
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I think it's good for employees and employers as well. However, I believe we should make a slight change in the view. In my opinion, we should consider giving half a day for the last working day. It won't affect employees or employers either.
From India, Delhi
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Dear friends,
If the purpose is to achieve work-life balance, the 5-day work concept may not be the only answer. The practice of flexible time, working from home, overlapping shift timings, and leveraging the huge potential of building and engaging a part-time backup workforce for all kinds of jobs should be strengthened and become a way of life.
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Vinayak Nagarkar
HR Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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If the purpose is to achieve work-life balance, the 5-day work concept may not be the only answer. The practice of flexible time, working from home, overlapping shift timings, and leveraging the huge potential of building and engaging a part-time backup workforce for all kinds of jobs should be strengthened and become a way of life.
Regards,
Vinayak Nagarkar
HR Consultant
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Friends,
A 5-day workweek culture is beneficial for limited establishments only. For shops where daily customers are involved, employers will not agree as they will have to appoint more personnel. In banks, there is the 2nd and 4th Saturday off, and the timing is up to 7.00 pm, allowing customers to visit and conduct bank transactions. It may be necessary to extend timings up to 9.00 pm for a 5-day workweek. In cases where continuous processes are involved, employers may need to appoint more personnel. Consequently, there are both benefits and drawbacks to a 5-day workweek.
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Vidyadhar Bhat
From India, Pune
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A 5-day workweek culture is beneficial for limited establishments only. For shops where daily customers are involved, employers will not agree as they will have to appoint more personnel. In banks, there is the 2nd and 4th Saturday off, and the timing is up to 7.00 pm, allowing customers to visit and conduct bank transactions. It may be necessary to extend timings up to 9.00 pm for a 5-day workweek. In cases where continuous processes are involved, employers may need to appoint more personnel. Consequently, there are both benefits and drawbacks to a 5-day workweek.
Regards,
Vidyadhar Bhat
From India, Pune
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Dear Friend, The five days work culture in all companies in India is a devastating idea and its adoption would be suicidal.
From India, Mumbai
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Dear All,
Thank you to everyone who shared their views and appreciation. I agree that Indians are still suffering from unemployment and other work-related issues. However, my point is about the people who are working for 6 days when they could complete their work in 5 days.
As an HR professional, I wanted to point out that providing two days as a week-off will not hamper any work unless it is an emergency or of crucial nature. Additionally, people can visit "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek_and_weekend" to find information on working hours and weekends around the world. According to the data on that page, only India has long and extended working hours compared to other countries.
While both underdeveloped and well-developed countries face similar challenges, implementing a two-day week-off, which might not necessarily fall on Saturdays and Sundays, could be beneficial. This can be done using a "swap method."
For example, as per our labor laws, the standard working hours are 48 per week with 8 hours per day, including a 1-hour break. Therefore, working 10 hours per day for 5 days, including the 1-hour break, could help in completing the work in 5 days.
Implementing such changes may not solve all work-related and labor problems in India, but it could certainly be a positive step without causing any detrimental effects to our country. It is crucial to remember that work stress is a slow poison.
EACH FOR ALL & ALL FOR EACH.
Thank you.
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Thank you to everyone who shared their views and appreciation. I agree that Indians are still suffering from unemployment and other work-related issues. However, my point is about the people who are working for 6 days when they could complete their work in 5 days.
As an HR professional, I wanted to point out that providing two days as a week-off will not hamper any work unless it is an emergency or of crucial nature. Additionally, people can visit "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workweek_and_weekend" to find information on working hours and weekends around the world. According to the data on that page, only India has long and extended working hours compared to other countries.
While both underdeveloped and well-developed countries face similar challenges, implementing a two-day week-off, which might not necessarily fall on Saturdays and Sundays, could be beneficial. This can be done using a "swap method."
For example, as per our labor laws, the standard working hours are 48 per week with 8 hours per day, including a 1-hour break. Therefore, working 10 hours per day for 5 days, including the 1-hour break, could help in completing the work in 5 days.
Implementing such changes may not solve all work-related and labor problems in India, but it could certainly be a positive step without causing any detrimental effects to our country. It is crucial to remember that work stress is a slow poison.
EACH FOR ALL & ALL FOR EACH.
Thank you.
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I really agree to your point. Implementing 5 days work culture is really helpful.
From India, Bengaluru
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Implementing a 5-day work week is not a bad idea, but you have to take into account the industry in which it has to be done. The retail industry will never be able to implement the same, nor will the manufacturing industry be able to do so. This is because the retail industry has to sell every day, and the manufacturing industry's machines take a longer time to charge up and reach full working capacity.
If you are referring to the travel industry, again, it is not possible as it is a service industry. Therefore, when we talk about implementing it nationwide, that's an impossibility. Additionally, in a city like Mumbai or Bangalore, consider the mental state of a person traveling after working for 10 hours a day. Will they survive the commute, which is already a challenge?
Having 2 days off from work is not the only solution; other factors should also support this change, which unfortunately is unlikely to happen. Many casual workers will lose wages as they are paid daily and work 7 days a week so they can enjoy a 2-month vacation when they return to their hometown.
I am not suggesting that we should not move towards this change, but should we proceed without considering the industry demands, especially in our role as HR professionals?
Regards,
From India, Mumbai
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If you are referring to the travel industry, again, it is not possible as it is a service industry. Therefore, when we talk about implementing it nationwide, that's an impossibility. Additionally, in a city like Mumbai or Bangalore, consider the mental state of a person traveling after working for 10 hours a day. Will they survive the commute, which is already a challenge?
Having 2 days off from work is not the only solution; other factors should also support this change, which unfortunately is unlikely to happen. Many casual workers will lose wages as they are paid daily and work 7 days a week so they can enjoy a 2-month vacation when they return to their hometown.
I am not suggesting that we should not move towards this change, but should we proceed without considering the industry demands, especially in our role as HR professionals?
Regards,
From India, Mumbai
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